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I love tracing the history of British settlement in Asia and Australia. In particular, I enjoy travelling and photographing the architecture 'left behind' by the Brits. What fascinates me is the sense of displacement on seeing a building which seems to have been plucked from Manchester or Leeds and is found in Rangoon, Melbourne or Shanghai - with at times, some local adaptations.
There is no single 'British colonial architecture' style; rather it is a mixture of many styles both ancient, imperial and local. Often beautiful, always evocative, occasionally moving and rich in history, these stones, mortar and bricks are part of the heritage of the host country and deserve the recent interest in their preservation.
I have tried, where possible, to give a short history of each building and to identify its architect. To recapture a sense of its original state, I have used original street names and tried to give details of the original purpose of each structure.
If you enjoy the photos, the history or just want a 'chat', please send me your comments.
Recent trips:
2009: Brisbane, Bombay, Simla, Delhi.
2010: Penang, Singapore, Brisbane & Tientsin (Tianjin)
2011: Penang, Taiping, Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Kuala Lipis, Malacca, Kuching, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle (NSW)
Plans for 2012: Singapore, Penang, Shanghai, Hankow, Brisbane
DBHKer's favorite photos from other Flickr members (378)
Contacts (72)
Groups (50)
- orange and blue 3,158 photos, 904 members
- NSW, Australia 8,687 photos, 377 members
- Synagogues of the World 4,124 photos, 756 members
- Architecture 905,756 photos, 52,832 members
- Classic Skyscrapers 1,355 photos, 268 members
- Corner buildings 547 photos, 15 members
- On The Corner 1,220 photos, 110 members
- + Melaka ( Malacca,马六甲,マラッカ ) 3,229 photos, 332 members
- Department stores (Worldwide) 217 photos, 12 members
- New South Wales 27,205 photos, 832 members
- Newcastle and Hunter Valley Photographers 33,262 photos, 924 members
- Catholic Hospitals, Schools and buildings 1,546 photos, 50 members
- Pahang photos 155 photos, 14 members
- Church Exteriors 93,429 photos, 7,425 members
- Sarawak flickr 8,624 photos, 721 members
- Kuching Sarawak 1,778 photos, 147 members
- MALAYSIA BOLEH 56,887 photos, 2,547 members
- Traditional Skyscrapers 4,746 photos, 422 members
- Presbyterian 1,644 photos, 56 members
- Historic Bank Architecture in Asia 480 photos, 34 members
- Chinese Architecture 1,001 photos, 62 members
- China, The Middle Country 中国 163,073 photos, 9,752 members
- China History 上下五千年 1,322 photos, 135 members
- Photographers in Tianjin 1,819 photos, 188 members
- tianjin 2,050 photos, 205 members
- Catholic and Orthodox Churches in India 289 photos, 77 members
- Bank Buildings of Australia 440 photos, 35 members
- Neoclassical Architecture 2,095 photos, 71 members
- Ipswich Qld 207 photos, 35 members
- Historic Masonic Buildings Worldwide 2,800 photos, 362 members
- Commercial Buildings With Towers 662 photos, 64 members
- Old Commercial Blocks 3,646 photos, 229 members
- Hong Kong Historic Buildings 香港歷史建築 2,929 photos, 270 members
- Lighthouses of the World 53,392 photos, 9,487 members
- LIGHTHOUSE LOVERS 80,244 photos, 14,623 members
- Architect James GIBBS (1682-1754) 105 photos, 19 members
- Sydney's older buildings and structures. 2,181 photos, 47 members
- Singapore Architecture 2,245 photos, 155 members
- Queen Anne Style Architecture 778 photos, 96 members
- Shimla Photography Club 323 photos, 43 members
- Burma-Myanmar land on the map. 20,210 photos, 946 members
- Building with Stone 7,761 photos, 390 members
- Mock Tudor 309 photos, 73 members
- Himachal Pradesh Images(Only ur VERY BEST!) 2,198 photos, 335 members
- Bombay! 3,978 photos, 350 members
- Building / Architecture In Asia 4,654 photos, 261 members
- Indian Heritage 246 photos, 35 members
- Historic Preservation 29,666 photos, 960 members
- Mumbai 7,228 photos, 531 members
- old bombay 420 photos, 63 members
Galleries (27)
- Hill Station Bungalows 18 photos
- British colonial Churches in Asia 17 photos
- Churches of British India: 4 18 photos
- Catholic Churches of British India: 2 9 photos
- Catholic Churches of British India: 1 18 photos
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- Joined:
- January 2008
- I am:
- Male and Taken


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